Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in May 2022

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for May 2022, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest unemployment rate (5%), followed by Buchanan (4.6%), and Danville city (4.4%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia counties.

You can see similar ranking of all counties in the United States.

Related Topics: Virginia BLS Topic List.

Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in May 2022

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Buchanan

Danville city

Dickenson

Sussex

Emporia city

Hopewell city

Martinsville city

Brunswick

Lexington city

Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in May 2022

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Petersburg city	5
2	Buchanan	4.6
3	Danville city	4.4
4	Dickenson	4.2
4	Sussex	4.2
4	Emporia city	4.2
4	Hopewell city	4.2
4	Martinsville city	4.2
5	Brunswick	4.1
5	Lexington city	4.1
6	Prince Edward	3.9
6	Tazewell	3.9
6	Wise	3.9
6	Williamsburg city	3.9
7	Lynchburg city	3.8
7	Norton city	3.8
8	Covington city	3.7
8	Portsmouth city	3.7
9	Buckingham	3.6
9	Halifax	3.6
9	Lee	3.6
9	Hampton city	3.6
9	Radford city	3.6
10	Patrick	3.5
10	Franklin city	3.5
10	Newport News city	3.5
11	Mecklenburg	3.4
11	Northumberland	3.4
11	Russell	3.4
11	Harrisonburg city	3.4
11	Norfolk city	3.4
12	Carroll	3.3
12	Greensville	3.3
12	Henry	3.3
12	Bristol city	3.3
12	Richmond city	3.3
13	Alleghany	3.2
13	Essex	3.2
13	Lancaster	3.2
13	Lunenburg	3.2
13	Northampton	3.2
13	Prince George	3.2
13	Fredericksburg city	3.2
14	Appomattox	3.1
14	Charles City	3.1
14	Cumberland	3.1
14	Dinwiddie	3.1
15	Accomack	3
15	Campbell	3
15	Caroline	3
15	Charlotte	3
15	Nottoway	3
15	Pittsylvania	3
15	Scott	3
15	Smyth	3
15	Surry	3
15	Colonial Heights city	3
15	Roanoke city	3
15	Suffolk city	3
16	Amelia	2.9
16	Amherst	2.9
16	Craig	2.9
16	Franklin	2.9
16	Giles	2.9
16	James City	2.9
16	Mathews	2.9
16	Orange	2.9
16	Page	2.9
16	Pulaski	2.9
16	Southampton	2.9
16	Warren	2.9
16	Washington	2.9
16	Westmoreland	2.9
16	Wythe	2.9
16	Buena Vista city	2.9
16	Chesapeake city	2.9
16	Galax city	2.9
16	Salem city	2.9
16	Waynesboro city	2.9
17	Bedford	2.8
17	Bland	2.8
17	Culpeper	2.8
17	Middlesex	2.8
17	Montgomery	2.8
17	Nelson	2.8
17	Rockbridge	2.8
17	Shenandoah	2.8
17	Spotsylvania	2.8
17	Stafford	2.8
18	Chesterfield	2.7
18	Goochland	2.7
18	Henrico	2.7
18	Isle of Wight	2.7
18	Louisa	2.7
18	Prince William	2.7
18	York	2.7
18	Staunton city	2.7
18	Virginia Beach city	2.7
19	Albemarle	2.6
19	Augusta	2.6
19	Clarke	2.6
19	Gloucester	2.6
19	Grayson	2.6
19	King and Queen	2.6
19	King William	2.6
19	Rappahannock	2.6
19	Richmond	2.6
19	Rockingham	2.6
19	Manassas city	2.6
19	Winchester city	2.6
20	Botetourt	2.5
20	Fauquier	2.5
20	Floyd	2.5
20	Fluvanna	2.5
20	King George	2.5
20	Powhatan	2.5
20	Roanoke	2.5
20	Charlottesville city	2.5
20	Manassas Park city	2.5
20	Poquoson city	2.5
21	Fairfax	2.4
21	Frederick	2.4
21	Greene	2.4
21	Hanover	2.4
21	Highland	2.4
21	Loudoun	2.4
21	New Kent	2.4
21	Fairfax city	2.4
22	Bath	2.3
22	Alexandria city	2.3
23	Madison	2.2
24	Falls Church city	2.1
25	Arlington	2